Introduction
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2 on March 11, 2020[1]. The rapidly escalating numbers of individuals infected globally remain on the rise and little is still known about the course and outcomes of this serious infection in a vulnerable population of pregnant patients and their fetuses.
Professional societies and institutions involved in the care of pregnant patients, including Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine (SMFM)[2, 3] from United States, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)[4, 5] from United States, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (RCOG)[6] from United Kingdom, International Society for Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (ISUOG)[7], United States Centers of disease control (CDC)[8, 9], the World Health Organization (WHO)[10], College National de Gynecologie et Obstetrique Francais (CNGOF)[11] from France, Società Italiana di Ecografia Ostetrico Ginecologica /Istituto Superiore Sanità (SIEOG/ISS)[12, 13] from Italy and the Catalan Health Service (CatSalut)[14, 15] from Spain have released independent guidelines for the assessment and care of pregnant patients from prenatal course to intrapartum to postpartum.
A paper published by Boelig et al in March 2020 to guide Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists on the care of SARS-Cov-2 pregnant patients, urged healthcare providers and their institution to develop internal guidelines to have their unit ready to care for these patients[2].
In order to help institutions keep up with this rapidly evolving landscape; the authors of this paper aim to summarize and discuss all the current guidelines put forth by the aforementioned professional societies and institutions into one document. The primary goal is to allow institutions access to a comprehensive summary of guidelines related to the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic in pregnancies; which they can adapt to their practice environment and capabilities. The primary focus of all published guidelines is to design a model where patients and their families, as well as healthcare workers in the frontline of the pandemic are protected and prepared.